Ball-cock for water-closet tanks



E. J. TERRY.

BALL COCK FOR WATER CLOSET TANKS.

APPLICATION FILED IuLYI, 1919.

1,343,421. PatentedJune15,1920. I

Q \I I if j j 14 j I/Vl/E/VTUR 5175mm TERRY EDGAR JOHN Team, or ST. was, ew menswear, cream;

"' BALL-coax FOR repair the seat without working in the interior of the tank.

Further objects are to generally simplify and improve the construction of the valve and the working parts thereof to better perform the functions required of them, and it consists essentially of the improved construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described in detail in the accompanying specification and drawings.

The drawing shows asectional elevation through an embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bottom of a water closet tank. 10'indicates a screw threaded sleeve or shank extending through an opening 11 inthe bottom of the tank having a flange 12 at the top which extends over the inside of the bottom of the tank and fits against a washer 13 between the flange and the bottom of the tank,

the sleeve or shank being retained in position by means of a clamping or jam nut 14 which engages with the exterior of the screw threaded sleeve and betweenwhich and the outside of the bottom of the tank a washer f 15 is provided.

16 represents a bracket member which is formed integral with the portion of the ball cock proper disposed inside of the tank and connected to the outer part of the flange 12 being formed at the top with a projecting lug 17 to which the float lever B is pivoted, the outer extremity of the float lever being pivoted to a float (not shown). The inner end of the float lever is connected to the valve stem C, the lower end of which carries a disk valve 18 which closes against the seat 19 controlling the inlet port 20 which is formed at the bottom of a tapered sleeve 21, which sleeve is connected to the sleeve 10 by means ofa connecting collar or coupling 22 having member 18 itself'may be above construction,

screw threaded engagement with sleeve 7 i 10 and being 23 atone end which engages a flange 24 at the end of the sleeve 21. V

The valve 18 comprises a sleeve like member 25 having an internal flange 26 around its edge which retains a packing disk or formed with an interior flange washer 27 in position. The, disk may be constructed of rubber, leather or other able material. The lower part of the sleeve 21 is connected to the water pipe '28 by a suitable means such as acoupling sleeve 29 which has a screw threaded engagement with the extenor of a projecting neck 30 on the sleeve 21, the coupling member 29 being formed at one end with a flange 31 flange 32 on the water pipe.

It will be seen that the valve is of a simple 2 yet strong form which is not likely to get out of order. When the washer .or disk 26 becomes worn the coupling members 22 and 29 may be released permitting removal of the. sleeve 21 and permitting free access to be had to renew'the washer. If desired the valve placed. I One of cation enables the seat to be inspected or re paired without the additional work which would be necessaryto gain access to the seat if it were located within the tank.

As many changes could be made in the tion within the scope of the claim, constructed without departing from the spirit and. many apparently widely different embodiments of my invensuitwhich engages a i removed and. re-

the characteristic features of-the or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter 7,

contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be trative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention isfied' comprising ,an

closet tank, a valve seat. equipped with aflangedend fitting against the end of the first -menti0ned sleeve, a

interpreted as illus- A valve structure for the purpose speci-- externally-threaded sleeve extending through the wall of a Water 7 containing sleeve 1 water supply pipe equipped with a flanged end fitting against the opposite end of the seat containing sleeve, a coupling member threadedly engaged with thefirst-mentioned 7 coupling member. t

V sleeve andadapted to clalnp the flanged end of the second-mentioned sleeve thereto, ,a hreadedly engaged with the opposite end" of the second-mentioned sleeve and adapted to clamp thefiangedend of the Water supply pipe thereto, said cou-i pling members being so arrangedthat when nnthreaded'or' released, they will permit removal of the seat container sleeve frombe} iw ater suppiy pipe; avalve engageable with the valve seat, and means for operating the valve supported hy the first-mentioned sleeve. p v 7 e In WitIlGSSWhGI-GOf I have hereunto set my 15 hand in thepresence of two witnesses. e g EDGAR JOHN TERRY.

Witnesses: HARRY S. CULVER,

I. E. MILLIAGE. 

